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No. 287,572. Patented mi 30,

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' Application led November 13, 1882. (No modell of Pennsylvania, have .invented certain new and useful Improvements in CarAxle Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, wherein-J 41o Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section-0f a car-axle box embodying my invention.V Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the inner section of the box. Fig. 1i is an end view of the box and section on line A2 2,

Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a central section on linel 1,

Fig. 1. Fig. Gis a broken perspective of box. ig. 7 is a detail perspective of journal brass osgtealving- 81's asectionof axlefjenrnaithrough line 3 3, Fig. l9, the attached collar.

2o being 'in elevation. Fig. 9 is an elevation of axle-journal with collar attached thereto. Fig. 10 is a perspective of a modified form of axle box embodying my improvements. Fig. 11 is a perspective of axle-box lid, and Fig. 12 is a longitudinal vertical section of same.

My invention has relation to car-axle boxes, and vhas fo its object to exclude dust and dirt from the b@ x; to oil the journal and bearing without using packing on the back of the box, 3o waste-pumps, chains, or other like appliances; to prevent breakage or undue wear of the box or its parts by the end-thrustofthe axle, and to provide a springv catch or lockibr the axlebox lid, *to the accomplishment oi' which my invention accordingly consists of, first, the provision. of emcllar permanently secured to? the axle, which has an annular groove or cha1n- I ber in its forward or outer face, and subscrves the purposes of a dust-excluder and oiling 'de- 4o vice, and prevents the end-thrust of the axle; second, to the provision of acar-axle box-made in two sections, the inner one of which cntains the oil-bearing 4for the journal, and to which is attached the box-lid; third, to the provisionof a box, a collar on the axle, and an interposedpackingor gasket between the4 front face of the collar and the axle box; fourth, to the provision of a lid havingaspring catch or'rlock, as hereinafterl more specifically 5o described, whereby the lid is automatically locked or sccurcdiu-its om-uml posiif )n on the box to close the same, and may be readiiy unf: fastened to obtain accessl thereto, and, fth, to the novel combination, construction, and

rangement of parts, as hereinafter more par??v ticularly described and claimed. n vt/V,

n VRelier-ring to the accompanying drawinginrf 'represents an axle-box composed of inner and outer sections, B and (3,' respectively. The section B has open front and rear ends, t t', a 6o seat, for thev journal-bearing, fan'xoibwell, .f b, external ilanges, b5 bfand is formed with grooves t7 on opposite sides, as shown. lThe flange bG-is set backto any desired distance i from the rear end of the'section B to form a 55; seat, bs, foi-,the reception of a gasket or packl ing, D, as plainly illustrated inFig. 1. The section B is circular in transverse section, as indicated in Fig. J5, in order that the seat La may: be of a corresponding configuration suitable 7c' toreoeive said gasket or packing-ring. The ".7 section C has an open top and a front end,

c with inwardiy-projecting ribs or flanges,

e c', a rear end, c, recessed or cut away at c", and a bottom, e. Upon the axle Eis perma- 7 5 nently secured .thereto a collar, F, which is provided with anvannular chamber or recess,

f, in its forward side or face f. Said collary may be keyed or screwed to-the axle; but I prefer 'to either shrink it thereon or secure 8o it-in its position by means of hydraulic or other pressure in a manner similar to that practiced for attaching carwheels to Vthe axlesa The latter so provided are, with their brasses or bearings G, inserted into the section B until the edge or face f of the collar F abuts f against the packing-ring or gasket D, as shown in Fig. 3. The key H is then inserted'rto secure' the bearingG in position, whereupon the section C is slid onto section B, the ribs or go danges c c entering grooves 117 of section B, as more plainlyv shown in Figs. 6 and 10. i Said sections are thereby held in due relation with each otherto form the box A, the collar F being between the end of section B and the.'95 rear wall ofsection C, as shown in Fig. l, the .'1 result whereof is that the rear of the axle-boxis completely closed, so that no dust can obtain access thereto :when said parts are placed 'in position as /deseribed LA iiap, I, hinged ook at t i to section B, is turned down to fill np the. recess or cutaway part c3 oi' the rear end oimy improved arl.

' .subtitles o' itu tous enla and thereinY 'prevented troni hilling upon the section C. The latter' may be formed-with lugs J J or ribs K K, for attachment of the box to the truck or equalizing-bar thereof. When the ribs K K are used, the sections 1B and C are secured together by means of screws or bolts l; k, as plainly shown in Fig. 10. The oil for the bearing` and journal is placed or poured into the sccti on Il, from whence it ows to the chamber or annular recess in collar F, and as the 'latter revolves with the axle the oil is carried up by said collar and falls upon the end o of bearing,r G. To provide. for the proper lubrication of the `journal, the bearing vGr is recessed at g', and provided with openings g2, as shown in Figs. l and 7, so that as the oil from the collar F ilews on the end f/ of said bearing it passes to the .recess g, and thence through the openings f/'l to the journal.

lf desired, the collar F may be formed with ribs F', as shown in Fig. S, to provide for av larger quantity ot' oil being.,r lifted thereby to the axle-bearing; or said ribs may be dispensed with, and in lieu thcreoll a series of holes or recesses may be bored or tin-ined in the walls oi the annular chamber of said collar.

L represents the lid for section B, 'which consists ol' a plate, l, iivoted or riveted at Z to section l). .Said plate is iornied with a boss, P, having an opening, Z", closed by a cap, Z, riveted or otherwise secured to boss 2', as shown at Z". 'jlhrough said cap passes'a rod.

-or shank, 2li, which enters opening I, and is provided with a collar, ,11, and a spiral spring, NQ To the end ot' shank Bl secured a projection, m, havingr a recess, nr', which normally rests or abats against plate L and passes around a lng, n, on section l. The tendency ofspring; N being` in the direction of arrow nu, it follonsthat thc recessed' end mi: is thereby held in close impingeinent with lng (l, when the lid is closed on section ll; but when said lid is riesig/ned to be opened, the end mi: is pushed or drawn in a direction opposite to that ot' arror, .n and at the same time the lid L is rotated, whereupon the endm is unlatched from lng a'. Huch movement is indicated in Figs. li. and 1;". The end m? is representtrd :is-being semicircular in outline to lit around the correspondingly-shaped lug n,- but it may beam' anj,v other suitable coniiguration.

lt. u illbe noticed treni the foregoing that box 's completely closed at, hot li ends, so that no dust can lind ,its Way tln 'l'hc revolvinglv collar on the axle is the oil to the journal-bearth-- abutment oi'said collar against in' or gasket prevents end-thrnst of Ii' sin b action should occur, il'siiialtorllml by said packing,

axlediox, to break, st rain, or cause undue wear ot' the sante.

llic gasket or packingl may be Vlbrnicd ot' lrutbipafrcha. asbcstns, orothci' snit'- c lib. .nis orplastic substance. li'lfat l claim is l axle box. composed ot' an inner and an outer section, the latter having a bottoni, but no top, and its upper edge being substantially tlush with the top of the inner scction, as shown and described.

2. A earaxle box composed of two sections relatively removable from one another, the inner section being provided with an. oil-well, a bearing for the axle., and having,r the llid of the axle-box secured thereto, substantially as shown and described.

A car-axle box composed of sections B (the section B having a. bearing.,r or seat, open ends I) L', scat; b, and grooves (i, and the section C having lianges c', substantially as shown and described.

.l. Theeoinbinatioinwithacar-axlebox coniposed of an inner and an outer section, ot' an axle having a collar which serves as a dnst shield, and an oiler for said box, substantially as shown andjdescribed.

5. The combi natioinwith a ear-axlebox coinposed of tivo sections, one within the other, each having a rear wall, of an axle having;l a collar interposed between said rear walls for preventingl end-thrust ofthe axle, substantially as shown and described.

ti. Theeonibinatioinwith axle-boxsections B and C, of axle ll, provided with collar F and 9 interposed gasket or packing l), substantially as shown and described.

7. In a car-axle box, the combination of two sections forming the box, one section being within the other, and provided with a gasket or packing;` abutting against a collar secured to the axle, substantially as lshown and described.

S. The combination, in acar-axlebox, oftWo seeti ons comics-ing,Y said bor, a gasket or packing-ring, an axle, and a collar secured thereto in impingcinent with said `casket', to serve as a dust-shield and an oiler l'or theiournal, substantially as shown and described.

fl. rlhe pivoted or swinging lid L, having boss Zi, cap Z, slidingT bar M, with semicirenlar end nf, correspondingly-shaped under-eut or notch fm2, and spring,r N, substantially z shown and described.

l0. The combination, with a ear-axle boxY having,r scmieireular luga, oftheswinging,r lid L` having bar nl, spring N, and seinicircular end m', with correspondingly-shaped slot or recess nf, substantially as shown and described.

ll. The section Il, having open ends b b', bearing b, ribs or flanges b5 b, scat b, and grooves b", in combination. with section C, having' flanges or ribs c', the gasket or packingl), axle li, and collar F, substantially as shown and described. v

l2. lhe combination of sections B (l, eol lar F, axle F, and hinged Hap I, substantially shown and described.

i8. A car-axle box composed ot an inner and an outer section, andan oiling device located between the rear sides ot' saidsections, l'or ieding; oil onto the rear end ot' the jour nal brass, substantially as shown and described.

IOO

new y 3 14.- A carxlc boxl composed of imv inner 16. The combination of two sections;v B C, and an outer section, .each-of which has all-'QM' LL, gasket I packing D, collarF, and axle wall, between which .is located a lubricator, E," substantially as shown .and described. and a. gasket or packing interposed between 111 testimony whereofl affix my signature in 15 5 sid rubricator and the rear wallof the inner presencc of two witnesses. section, substantially as shown anddescribed.

15. A car-axle box composed of two secv ORESTES PAGAN.

tionsg one Within the other, a11d each having a rear wfall, and an interposed rotary disk IVVitncsScs:

to which serves asa dust-shield and a. dust-ex S. J. VAN STAVOREN, `c1uder, substantially as shown and described. I y CHAS. F. VAN HORN, 

